전복

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Korean

Etymology 1

전복

Sino-Korean word from 全鰒.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonbok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonbog
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnbok
Yale Romanization?cenpok

Noun

전복 (jeonbok) (hanja 全鰒).

  1. abalone

Further reading

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 顚覆.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonbok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonbog
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnbok
Yale Romanization?cēnpok

Noun

전복 (jeonbok) (hanja 顚覆).

  1. flipping, overturn
  2. overthrow, subversion
Derived terms

Further reading